"It's hard for me to understand how people gather that opinion because when I see him up close it's clear he has quality. When you look at his quality level in this group it's high. I've said all along it's not about the age of the player. I think it's about the quality of the player. If he's good enough to perform and he can fit and execute in the roles and responsibilities that we have for the position then he should be able to play, whether that's old or young. Michael is a good example of that. He's been doing well in camp. His leadership has been good, but also his execution has been excellent."

-- U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter on criticism of 31-year-old midfielder Michael Bradley as too old or no longer good enough to be on the team. (Goal.com)

COACH (DATE), RESULT
Bob Gansler (April 1989), *0-1 at Costa Rica
Bora Milutinovic (May 1991), 1-0 vs. Uruguay
Steve Sampson (April 1995), 0-1 at Belgium
Bruce Arena (Nov. 1998), 0-0 vs. Australia
Bob Bradley (Jan. 2007), 3-1 vs. Denmark
Jurgen Klinsmann (Aug. 2011), 1-1 vs. Mexico
Dave Sarachan (Nov. 2017), 1-1 at Portugal
*World Cup 1990 qualifying.

England Eric Lichaj, Hull City/D2, sub-48 minutes (0-3 at Blackburn Rovers)
England (FA Cup) Cameron Carter-Vickers, Swansea City/D2, 90 minutes (4-1 vs. Gillingham)
Germany John Brooks, Wolfsburg, 90 minutes (0-3 vs. Bayer Leverkusen)
-- Josh Sargent, Werder Bremen, sub-22 minutes (2-2 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt)
Mexico Ventura Alvarado, Necaxa, 90 minutes (0-0 vs. Morelia)
-- Rubio Rubin, Dorados/D2, 90 minutes (1-2 at Potros UAEM)
Scotland Tim Weah, Celtic, 62 minutes (3-0 vs. Hamilton Academicals)
Other Americans: Duane Holmes (Derby County) assisted in Engligh FA Cup; Fernando Arce (Dorados) scored in Mexico/D2.

Chicago. Re-signed DF Johan Kappelhof using TAM.
NYCFC. Signed MF Juan Pablo Torres from Lokeren (BEL) for transfer fee.
NY Red Bulls. Signed MF Omir Fernandez from Wake Forest Univ. as Homegrown Player.